choosing The Right Trail Tools - pry Bar And Hammer - Photo 06

For the times when things go really wrong, nothing beats a 3-foot pry bar, a hammer (the bigger the better) and a length of pipe. We usually end up with a cheapo pry bar so we can just leave it in whichever of our many Jeeps we buy it for. The hammer shown is a ball peen hammer and it works great for a variety of pounding chores with the two different shapes of hammer head. As for the pipe, a 11/2-inch piece of 0.120-wall tube works well for beating and prying.